4th Ed D&D In London

A Homebrew 4e D&D game

The Immortal Game

Unlike most artifacts, the Immortal Game doesn’t directly help you on your adventures. But it contains the promise of power: defeat the ghostly chessmaster bound to the board, and fantastic rewards are yours for the claiming.
As the owner of the chessboard, you play one exchange of moves per day against the chessmaster. If you win, the chessboard rewards you richly before departing, never to return. If you lose, you’ll have to deal with the curse attached to the artifact.